Split squats

Split squats

Difficulty

Beginner

Category

Strength

Target Muscle

Quads

Secondary Muscles

glutes, hamstrings, calves

Equipment

Body weight

Body Part

Upper legs

Split squats are a lower body exercise that primarily targets the quadriceps, while also engaging the glutes, hamstrings, and calves. This bodyweight movement involves stepping forward into a split stance and lowering the body until the front thigh is parallel to the ground, then returning to the starting position.

Split squats are a lower body exercise that primarily targets the quadriceps, while also engaging the glutes, hamstrings, and calves. This bodyweight movement involves stepping forward into a split stance and lowering the body until the front thigh is parallel to the ground, then returning to the starting position.

Split squats are a lower body exercise that primarily targets the quadriceps, while also engaging the glutes, hamstrings, and calves. This bodyweight movement involves stepping forward into a split stance and lowering the body until the front thigh is parallel to the ground, then returning to the starting position.

How to Do the Split squats

How to Do the Split squats

How to Do the Split squats

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Take a step forward with one foot and place it about two feet in front of the other foot. Lower your body by bending your knees and hips, keeping your back straight. Continue lowering until your front thigh is parallel to the ground, and your back knee is hovering just above the ground. Pause for a moment, then push through your front heel to return to the starting position. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch legs and repeat.

Related Exercises

Related Exercises

All fours squad stretch

Assisted prone lying quads stretch

Backward jump

Balance board

Band one arm single leg split squat

Band single leg split squat

Let Bean Handle the Plan.

Let Bean Handle the Plan.

Personalized workouts, real progress tracking, and an AI Fitness Coach that tells you what to do next.

Personalized workouts, real progress tracking, and an AI Fitness Coach that tells you what to do next.

Get My Coach

Get My Coach

thebean.ai mascot